RO · North · State capital
Population: 520,379 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Porto Velho is a Brazilian municipality and the capital of the state of Rondônia. With a population of 460,434 inhabitants, according to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) collected during the 2022 Census, it is the most populous municipality in Rondônia and the fourth most populous in the North Region, behind only Manaus, Belém and Ananindeua. Among all Brazilian municipalities it is the 49th most populous, and in the same year it ranked as the 22nd most populous state capital in the country.
With an area of 34,090.95 km², Porto Velho is the largest state capital in the country, being larger than two Brazilian states (Alagoas and Sergipe), and surpassing whole countries such as Belgium and Israel. It is also the most populous border municipality in Brazil and the only state capital whose territory borders another country, namely Bolivia.
Located on the east bank of the Madeira River, in the North Region of Brazil, Porto Velho was founded by the American company Madeira Mamoré Railway Company on 4 July 1907, during the construction of the Madeira-Mamoré Railway, led by the American magnate Percival Farquhar. On 2 October 1914 it was legally established as a municipality of Amazonas, becoming the capital of the state of Rondônia in 1943, when the Federal Territory of Guaporé was created. In 1956 the territory was renamed Rondônia, and it was elevated to the category of state (subdivision) on 4 January 1982.
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0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
RO average (4 cities): 65 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
27.86 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
47.19 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
RO average (4 cities): 34 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
348.15 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
4,700.32 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
RO average (4 cities): 43 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.83 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.54 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
RO average (4 cities): 44 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.8 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
RO average (4 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
31.08 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.68 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
RO average (4 cities): 3 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
851.98 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Eduardo Gomes (SBEG), 852 km in a straight line · 855 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 27.1 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 31.6 | 31.5 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 31.3 | – | 32.8 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 33.7 | – | 31.7 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 21.4 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 22.6 |
Weather station Porto Velho, 96 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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